Recent Advances in Coatings and Materials for Novel Batteries
A special issue of Coatings (ISSN 2079-6412). This special issue belongs to the section "Surface Engineering for Energy Harvesting, Conversion, and Storage".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 June 2025 | Viewed by 281
Special Issue Editors
Interests: coatings and films; electrochemistry; hydrogen evolution reaction
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Interests: electrochemistry; solid-state battery; surface and interface
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Recently, energy storage and usage via a rechargeable battery is one suitable method for improving efficiency and assisting in the fight against environmental pollution and the depletion of energy sources caused by the consumption of fossil fuels. Most batteries consists of a cathode, anode, electronic insulative separator, and electrolyte. The interface between the electrodes and electrolyte should both be thoroughly understood and controllable, allowing us to improve the performance of novel batteries. Therefore, the research for new formulations and experimental, theoretical, or modeling surface treatment and coatings activities aimed at enhancing the surface properties of novel batteries is an extremely hot topic, both at the scientific level and regarding industrial application.
We would like to invite you to submit your review articles, original papers, and communications to this Special Issue, entitled “Recent Advances in Coatings and Materials for Novel Batteries”. This Special Issue will cover the recent advances in coatings synthesis, properties, and applications for novel batteries and other energy storage materials and devices.
In particular, the topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Surface treatment and coating technology for novel batteries;
- Analytical techniques for the surface and interface of novel batteries;
- Research in the field of contact interaction calculations;
- Development of characterization methods.
Dr. Qiongyu Zhou
Prof. Dr. Songli Liu
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
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Keywords
- coatings
- rechargeable batteries
- energy storage materials
- surface and interface
- supercapacitor
- hydrogen fuel cells
- metal and composite materials
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